Sara S. Jawad

Associate

601 Bayshore Boulevard
Suite 720
Tampa, Florida 33606

Primary Practices

Sara Jawad is a dedicated litigation attorney with specific experience in providing general counsel to community associations and individual lot and condominium owners in both transactional and litigation matters. Sara’s focus on community association-related disputes includes drafting governing documents, advising on statutory changes, handling real property disputes, collections, foreclosure, and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) compliance.

Dedicated to involvement in legal and community organizations, Sara is a member of the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Equality Florida, The Tampa Club and the Indo-US Chamber of Commerce. She has earned recognition from numerous organizations, including the Tampa Club 40 under 40 Award for leadership and engagement in the Tampa Bay Community.

Sara earned her J.D. and a Business Law Certificate from Florida State University College of Law, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida.

Professional History

Associate, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, 2026 – present;
Attorney, Becker & Poliakoff, 2025
Attorney, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, 2021 – 2025
Attorney, Burnett Law, 2020
Volunteer Attorney, St. Michael’s Legal Center, 2019 – 2020
Law Clerk, Legal Services of North Florida, 2018 – 2019

Personal

Born and raised in Tampa, Sara enjoys cooking and trying new recipes, exploring the Tampa Bay area and traveling.

Credentials

Education

Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 2019
- Honors & Activities: Business Law Certificate with Honors; Book award for Civil Externship Perspectives; Summer Program in Law, University of Oxford, UK
University of Florida, B.S., Food and Resource Economics, 2015
- Honors & Activities: University of Florida in Italy- Food Production to Consumption

Community Involvement

Equality Florida, Tampa Gala Steering Committee, 2023-Present; Tampa Gala Host Committee, 2021-2023

Tampa Connection, Spring Mixer Committee Chair, Alumni Committee, 2023-2024; Class Member, 2022-2023

The Tampa Club, Board of Directors, 2024-2025

Awards & Distinctions

40 under 40 Award, Tampa Club, 2023

President’s Award, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, 2025

36 Under 36 Professionalism Award, Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, 2025

Bar Admissions

State of Florida, 2019

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2020

Memberships & Affiliations

Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, Member, 2019-Present; Vice Chair, Programs Committee, 2024-25; Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, 2023-2024; Fellow, HAWL Leadership Academy, 2021-2022

Hillsborough County Bar Association, Member, 2019 – Present; Young Lawyers Division (“YLD”) Board of Directors, 2024 – Present; YLD Liaison to Hillsborough County Bar Foundation, 2024 – 2025; Chair, Member Services Committee, 2022-2024

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation, Ex-Officio Member, Board of Trustees, 2024–2025

Indo-US Chamber of Commerce, Member, 2022-Present